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To: lastchance

I bet most of your questions can be answered by reading the Grand Jury report.


24 posted on 04/12/2011 12:24:53 PM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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To: Dr. Eckleburg

I have no problem with the report and agree with most of its findings. My problem is with poor reporting and assumptions drawn from that reporting. For example the article states. “A Bristol Township man killed himself after the Archdiocese of Philadelphia refused to believe that a priest had molested him when he was an altar boy.”

Yet nowhere is it shown that the Archdiocese refused to believe him. That the Archdiocese and the board failed to give adequate consideration to the claim and to investigate it as fully as they should have I agree. But that is not the same as them not believing the victim.

Again not being able to substantiate a claim means they did not have enough evidence to arrive at a finding of fact. That they did not do enough to gather this evidence is indeed a great fault and entirely to their blame.


26 posted on 04/12/2011 12:37:47 PM PDT by lastchance (Hug your babies.)
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